Hey guys! Another post today for you. I've been toying with the idea of a website for my photography for a long time. I created one in July and I just now decided to put it online. If you want to check it out, you can go to it here.
It's not much, but at least it's live online. I can always work to make it better later. Happy almost Tuesday!
One girl. One mission. Change the world as a photojournalist.
Monday, March 10, 2014
STATE GAME
The state basketball game is at Mizzou on Thursday, and I cannot tell you how excited I am. Not only for our girls to kick some tail and move on to the state championship game, but because I get to go and take pictures there!
Now, I know what you're thinking. "So what? You take pictures at every basketball game." True. But this is at Mizzou aka: my dream college. And this is a huge deal because not many photographers are allowed on court level to take pictures. I have to get a special badge for the game that gives me access to the court and to top it all off, I'll get to go to a post game press conference. I've made it to the big times, everyone!
I'll be back Thursday with more photos (if I don't have any updates sooner)!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Nature Shots
As by request from my dedicated reader, Sherlockian, here are some of my nature shots!
The next few pictures are from Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia. It's definitely one of my favorite places to go for nature shots!
The next few pictures are from Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia. It's definitely one of my favorite places to go for nature shots!
I was at a campout with my church one night last summer, and I looked at the fire pit and thought, "Wow, that would make an amazing shot." This is how it turned out:
My dad's Christmas cactus had just bloomed and my dad begged me to take a picture of it.
The next photos are from New York City/Central Park/Columbus Circle, aka: my favorite place on Earth (besides London, but I actually haven't been there yet..)
And last, but certainly not least, this photo was taken at my aunt's house.
Just a quick reminder that none of these photos have added filters or have been edited in any way. I hope you enjoyed! Happy Sunday!
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Sports Photography Stuff
This is going to be a very short blog post, but I just thought that I should let you guys know that my school's girls basketball team IS GOING TO STATE!
I got some very nice pictures. And I get to travel with the team to MU and take pictures on MIZZOU CAMPUS *screams*
I got some very nice pictures. And I get to travel with the team to MU and take pictures on MIZZOU CAMPUS *screams*
P.S. I'm not sure what's wrong with the last photo and why it looks orange...sorry!
Breaking the Rules Again (Because I Liked It The First Time)
I feel like I should keep posting things even though I'm lacking any updates on the conference, which is the soul purpose of this blog. I mean, I might as well strengthen my writing skills, right? That's still journalistic. Yes, we'll go with that.
Well, I talked about books in my last post, and I've already covered my favorite TV shows in my very first post, so maybe I'll talk music tonight. I'm just letting you guys get a better idea of who I am, other than a scatterbrained photographer.
Unsurprisingly, most of my favorite bands are British. I don't know how that happened, I just really like alternative music, and it just so happens that a lot of alternative bands are British. The very first alternative band I fell in love with is Coldplay. Way back in 2008, I heard Viva La Vida on the radio when it was brand new, and thus started a going on six year obsession (that sentence was horrible, I'm sorry). The Viva era is still my absolute favorite as well; all the songs on that album are amazing and I can't get enough of them. Muse came next, though I'm not as obsessed with them as I used to be.
Other bands that I've been listening to over the years include OneRepublic, Mumford & Sons (I saw them in concert, it was definitely one of the best nights of my life), Imagine Dragons, The Fray, The Killers, Fall Out Boy, The Lumineers, Neon Trees, Of Monsters and Men, Panic! At the Disco, and most recently, Bastille.
Bastille is like a mashup of Coldplay and Imagine Dragons, and I think that's why I love them so much. They're like two of my favorite bands compiled into one, except with their own unique sound. I can't get enough of them. If you like alternative, or if you like Imagine Dragons/Coldplay, I would definitely recommend Bastille to you.
So there's my music tastes for you. I think I'm done strengthening my journalistic writing skills for tonight. Maybe my next post will have a for real update rather than me rambling on and on about my favorite things. Have a brilliant night/day! Until next time!
Well, I talked about books in my last post, and I've already covered my favorite TV shows in my very first post, so maybe I'll talk music tonight. I'm just letting you guys get a better idea of who I am, other than a scatterbrained photographer.
Unsurprisingly, most of my favorite bands are British. I don't know how that happened, I just really like alternative music, and it just so happens that a lot of alternative bands are British. The very first alternative band I fell in love with is Coldplay. Way back in 2008, I heard Viva La Vida on the radio when it was brand new, and thus started a going on six year obsession (that sentence was horrible, I'm sorry). The Viva era is still my absolute favorite as well; all the songs on that album are amazing and I can't get enough of them. Muse came next, though I'm not as obsessed with them as I used to be.
Other bands that I've been listening to over the years include OneRepublic, Mumford & Sons (I saw them in concert, it was definitely one of the best nights of my life), Imagine Dragons, The Fray, The Killers, Fall Out Boy, The Lumineers, Neon Trees, Of Monsters and Men, Panic! At the Disco, and most recently, Bastille.
Bastille is like a mashup of Coldplay and Imagine Dragons, and I think that's why I love them so much. They're like two of my favorite bands compiled into one, except with their own unique sound. I can't get enough of them. If you like alternative, or if you like Imagine Dragons/Coldplay, I would definitely recommend Bastille to you.
So there's my music tastes for you. I think I'm done strengthening my journalistic writing skills for tonight. Maybe my next post will have a for real update rather than me rambling on and on about my favorite things. Have a brilliant night/day! Until next time!
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Breaking the Rules....Maybe?
Am I allowed to talk about my personal life on here? I mean, technically the conference isn't for another five months (FIVE MONTHS OH MY GOSH) and I'm not making any progress, so I might as well, right? Is that breaking the rules? Oh well, I'm a risk taker.
Recently, I've read The Book Thief and Looking for Alaska and I must say, they are excellent reads. The Book Thief is probably one of my all time favorite books now. You can't help but fall in love with Liesel, Rudy, Hans, Max, Rosa, and everyone else in the entire book. Markus Zusak is such a great author, and if you haven't read it yet, I would highly suggest doing so. You won't regret it. Looking for Alaska was fantastic as well. I'm a huge John Green fan and this book was yet another example of how great he is.
On the topic of books, I've just started Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I kind of picked it up in Barnes & Noble without ever hearing about it or having someone recommend it to me, I just thought it looked good and "different". So if you've read it, I would love it if you would tell me if I'll like it or not. I'm only on page thirty and so far, I'm a little bit confused about what the "monsters" are but I guess I'll figure it out soon enough.
This whole week I've been alternating my time between school, district basketball games, homework, and sleep. In that order. So I'm a little bit tired. While I'm on the topic of district basketball, I should probably point out that every night, I was there being a dedicated photographer. So you know, I'm not completely slacking on my journalism stuff. People always ask me "Do you even like taking pictures at games?" and my response is always something smart like, "Well I kind of have to since I'm going to be a journalist/photojournalist one day." Yeah, I'm a little bit sassy and sarcastic, but isn't every journalist? It's actually quite funny.
This is my second blog post in one night, would you look at that! I just wanted to give you guys some fun reading material (good joke, Alissa...) Anyway, I'm done for the night. DFTBA (Nerdfighters will get that one) and have a great day/night, depending on your location in this world!
Recently, I've read The Book Thief and Looking for Alaska and I must say, they are excellent reads. The Book Thief is probably one of my all time favorite books now. You can't help but fall in love with Liesel, Rudy, Hans, Max, Rosa, and everyone else in the entire book. Markus Zusak is such a great author, and if you haven't read it yet, I would highly suggest doing so. You won't regret it. Looking for Alaska was fantastic as well. I'm a huge John Green fan and this book was yet another example of how great he is.
On the topic of books, I've just started Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I kind of picked it up in Barnes & Noble without ever hearing about it or having someone recommend it to me, I just thought it looked good and "different". So if you've read it, I would love it if you would tell me if I'll like it or not. I'm only on page thirty and so far, I'm a little bit confused about what the "monsters" are but I guess I'll figure it out soon enough.
This whole week I've been alternating my time between school, district basketball games, homework, and sleep. In that order. So I'm a little bit tired. While I'm on the topic of district basketball, I should probably point out that every night, I was there being a dedicated photographer. So you know, I'm not completely slacking on my journalism stuff. People always ask me "Do you even like taking pictures at games?" and my response is always something smart like, "Well I kind of have to since I'm going to be a journalist/photojournalist one day." Yeah, I'm a little bit sassy and sarcastic, but isn't every journalist? It's actually quite funny.
This is my second blog post in one night, would you look at that! I just wanted to give you guys some fun reading material (good joke, Alissa...) Anyway, I'm done for the night. DFTBA (Nerdfighters will get that one) and have a great day/night, depending on your location in this world!
"Did You Miss Me?"
It's been nearly a month since my last post, and so to show that I have not completely abandoned this blog, (because I haven't) I'm back! And I have made zero progress since my last post because the first club/organization I went to denied my request for financial aid, and I have yet to hear from the second. Despite this, I refuse to let myself be discouraged. (Personally, I feel the club that denied me was just taking it out on my family because they USED to be members...) Also, I'm still working on getting a job because I'm tired of taking all my mother's money. And school is keeping me very busy at the moment. In short, school, finding a job, and trying to get someone to give me some sort of donation, is keeping me away from this blog. I apologize profusely to whatever amount of readers I have (which I'm sure isn't many) for my absence, even though it probably went unnoticed.
Props to any Sherlock fans who got my title's Moriarty reference. I feel it fits nicely.
Props to any Sherlock fans who got my title's Moriarty reference. I feel it fits nicely.
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